Tang Min
Full name | Tang Min |
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Country (sports) | ![]() ![]() |
Born | (1971-01-26) 26 January 1971 (age 53) |
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
Prize money | $71,433 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 112 (24 July 1995) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1996) |
French Open | 1R (1995) |
US Open | 1R (1995) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 210 (17 August 1992) |
Tang Min (born 26 January 1971) is a Chinese-born former professional tennis player and Olympian. Tang represented both China and Hong Kong in the Fed Cup.
Early life
On 26 January 1971, Tang was born. Tang is originally from Hunan, China.[1]
Career
Tang appeared in 17 Fed Cup ties for the Chinese team from 1988 to 1992. Tang was a member of China's bronze medal winning women's team at the 1990 Asian Games. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona she represented China in the women's doubles, with Li Fang.[2] The pair had a first round win over Greek qualifiers, before losing in the second round to Argentina.[3]
By 1994, Tang was based in Hong Kong and under the guidance of Australian tennis coach Des Tyson.[4] Tang had her best year on tour in 1995, reaching a career high ranking of 112 in the world. She was a semi-finalist at the 1995 Japan Open playing as a qualifier and later that year made the quarter-finals of the Thailand Open. It wasn't until 1997 that she debuted for the Hong Kong Fed Cup team. She played in a total of eight ties, across 1997 and 1998, while also serving as team captain.
ITF finals
Singles (6–4)
Legend |
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$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 24 September 1989 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 5 March 1990 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 0–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 7 May 1990 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | ![]() | 7–6(5), 6–0 |
Runner-up | 4. | 2 September 1991 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | ![]() | 5–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 9 September 1991 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | ![]() | 0–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 6. | 14 June 1993 | Beijing, China | Hard | ![]() | 0–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 7. | 14 March 1994 | Canberra, Australia | Grass | ![]() | 6–3, 6–0 |
Winner | 8. | 21 March 1994 | Newcastle, Australia | Grass | ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 9. | 16 May 1994 | Tortosa, Spain | Clay | ![]() | 7–6(5), 6–3 |
Winner | 10. | 13 March 1995 | Canberra, Australia | Grass | ![]() | 6–2, 6–0 |
Doubles (6–5)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 7 May 1990 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 2. | 29 April 1991 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 6 May 1991 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(4), 6–7(5), 7–6(3) |
Winner | 4. | 5 August 1991 | Nicolosi, Italy | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 7–6(3) |
Winner | 5. | 2 September 1991 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 6. | 9 September 1991 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 5–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 23 September 1991 | Kuroshio, Japan | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 30 September 1991 | Hokkaido, Japan | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Winner | 9. | 14 October 1991 | Kyoto, Japan | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 10. | 30 September 1991 | Saga, Japan | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 2–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 11. | 8 August 1994 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 |
References
- ^ "Min Tang". olympic.org. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Min Tang - Olympic Tennis - People's Republic of China". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Barcelona '92 Olympics". Los Angeles Times. Ancestry.com. 2 August 1992. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Hong Kong improver wins". The Canberra Times. Australia. 21 March 1994. p. 19. Retrieved 19 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Tang Min at the Women's Tennis Association
- Tang Min at the International Tennis Federation
- Tang Min at the Billie Jean King Cup